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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI
The Ponte and Castel S. Angelo; and The Hadrianum (once used as the Custom House in the Piazza di Pietra), from Vedute di Roma (H. 29; and 32)
etchings, 1753-4, on laid paper, watermark Double-Encircled Fleur-de-Lys, H. 32 with the separate text plate, H. 29 second state (of six), H. 32 third state (of six), from a contemporary Roman Edition, with margins, the usual central vertical folds showing mostly on the reverse, occasional surface soiling, H. 32 with a foxmark at the left margin edge, minor binding defects at the left margin edges, otherwise generally in good condition
both S. 20 5/8 x 29 1/2in. (524 x 750mm.) (2)
The Ponte and Castel S. Angelo; and The Hadrianum (once used as the Custom House in the Piazza di Pietra), from Vedute di Roma (H. 29; and 32)
etchings, 1753-4, on laid paper, watermark Double-Encircled Fleur-de-Lys, H. 32 with the separate text plate, H. 29 second state (of six), H. 32 third state (of six), from a contemporary Roman Edition, with margins, the usual central vertical folds showing mostly on the reverse, occasional surface soiling, H. 32 with a foxmark at the left margin edge, minor binding defects at the left margin edges, otherwise generally in good condition
both S. 20 5/8 x 29 1/2in. (524 x 750mm.) (2)